Our Audiologists can assess, treat, and rehabilitate hearing disorders. Audiologists are healthcare professionals who provide client-centered care in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment of hearing, balance, and other auditory disorders in children and young adults. Hearing disorders can be complex with medical, psychological, physical, social, educational,...
Read MoreAuditory Processing Disorder (APD ) is an auditory deficit and is diagnosed by an Audiologist. Signs and symptoms of an APD may include one or more of the following behavioral characteristics: Difficulty localizing sound Difficulty understanding spoken language in competing messages, in noisy backgrounds, in reverberant environments, or when presented rapidly Taking longer to respond in...
Read MoreAural Services for children typically involve: Training in auditory perception. This includes activities to increase awareness of sound, identify sounds, tell the difference between sounds (sound discrimination), and attach meaning to sounds. Ultimately, this training increases the child's ability to distinguish one word from another using any remaining hearing. Auditory perception also...
Read MoreMPT offers Developmental Therapy to children over 3 years with a diagnosis of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). Our Developmental Therapists are currently enrolled with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and Health Alliance (pending) who acknowledge and approve Developmental Therapy as a covered service. Please call our office at 309.282.6704 to inquire more on this service! More information...
Read MoreOur Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors goal is to help parents gain a better understanding of their child’s behavior, including identifying underlying causes of behavior and strategies to encourage more desirable behaviors, as well as to promote healthy social-emotional development. Healthy social-emotional development allows the child to form...
Read MoreDevelopmental Therapy is provided by credentialed Illinois Early Intervention Specialists for the birth-3 years population. These services can be provided in your child's natural environment (home, grandparents, daycare) or at our clinic in East Peoria, IL. If you are interested in a Developmental Therapy Evaluation we would be glad to make a referral for you to the Illinois...
Read MoreFeeding therapy is a broad term for the treatment of a variety of difficulties “swallowing.” It ranges from problem feeders to children who are tube fed reliant and hope to be oral feeders in the future. Each child is unique and feeding therapy is tailored to fit his/her needs. Feeding therapy is designed to focus on expanding a child’s diet, tolerance of different food textures, tactile play,...
Read More**Coming in January 2021** MPT offers FREE Developmental Screenings for children 2 months-5 1/2 years of age. These screenings take approximately 10-20 minutes and will look at the following areas of development: Communication, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Problem Solving, and Personal Social Skills.
Read MoreMPT offers FREE Speech-Language Screenings for children 6 months-7 years of age. These screenings take approximately 10-20 minutes and will look specifically at your child's Speech and Language Development. We offer these Monday-Friday at our office in East Peoria, IL. Please call our office at 309.282.6704 to set up a screening time.
Read MoreOur Occupational Therapists specialize in evaluating and treating fine motor development, sensory processing, self-help skills/daily living skills, and visual/perceptual skills. Occupational therapy helps children to develop the underlying skills necessary for learning and performing specific tasks. Pediatric occupational therapy helps children develop the basic sensory awareness and motor...
Read MoreOur Physical Therapists specialize in evaluating and treating to improve overall motor functioning, typically gross motor function. This is done by working with children and their families to maximize a child's functional independence so that they can participate in activities in their homes, school and community. Physical Therapy can improve a child's strength, balance, coordination,...
Read MoreOur Speech-Language Pathologists work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in the pediatric population. MPT specialty areas include but are not limited to, Apraxia of Speech, Articulation Delay, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Augmentative/Alternative Communication, Cerebral Palsy, Cleft Lip/Palate, Down...
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